Israel vs South Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Israel
4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
19th
South Korea rank
17th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Israel
  • South Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 17th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 41,759 current US$ per square kilometre 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre 33,507 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1970s 231,220 current US$ per square kilometre 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre 148,116 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1980s 524,311 current US$ per square kilometre 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre 165,081 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1990s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 91,102 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
2000s 2.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 556,291 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 3.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 4.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Israel or South Korea?
South Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Israel and South Korea?
2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 19th and South Korea ranks 17th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.